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Devan Dubnyk knew there were no guarantees when it came to making Team Canada.

Despite being a selection camp invite the previous season, the Edmonton Oilers goaltender was still nervous in the lead up to the 2006 tournament.

“It’s one of those things that nothing is a guarantee when you get to camp, whether or not you’re going to be there, regardless of what happened the previous year,” Dubnyk said. “The fact that I was the only one that had been there the year before didn’t really matter, and I knew that. It was still a nerve-racking experience. It’s intense. It’s a short camp and there was a lot on the line.”

At the time, Dubnyk was starring for the Kamloops Blazers and was a highly-touted NHL prospect, having been a first-round pick of the Oilers.

None of that mattered, however, trying to fulfill a lifelong dream.

“It’s always better having gone through the process once,” he said. “But even the second time around there was just a ton of nerves, because it’s something that you want so bad.

Dubnyk did make the team, who went on to capture gold at the tournament in Vancouver. Surprisingly, however, the Canadian coaching staff wasn’t the first to tell him.

“When I was there, no one got cut during camp, it all happened on the last day, you either made it or you didn’t.

“I remember being in my hotel room that morning and I was staring out the window 30 floors up and trying to figure out who was cut. You could see guys that got the phone call walking out with their hockey bag, talking to the media and I’m trying to see if there are any goalies down there.

“Then I started hearing from friends and family that it had popped up on TV the two goalies that got cut and I wasn’t one of them. That’s how I found out I made the team.”

Second time lucky for Edmonton Oilers Devan Dubnyk with Team Canada

Devan Dubnyk knew there were no guarantees when it came to making Team Canada.

Despite being a selection camp invite the previous season, the Edmonton Oilers goaltender was still nervous in the lead up to the 2006 tournament.

“It’s one of those things that nothing is a guarantee when you get to camp, whether or not you’re going to be there, regardless of what happened the previous year,” Dubnyk said. “The fact that I was the only one that had been there the year before didn’t really matter, and I knew that. It was still a nerve-racking experience. It’s intense. It’s a short camp and there was a lot on the line.”

At the time, Dubnyk was starring for the Kamloops Blazers and was a highly-touted NHL prospect, having been a first-round pick of the Oilers.